emmer

/ˈɛmər/
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Other forms: emmers

Definitions of emmer
  1. noun
    hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed
    synonyms: Triticum dicoccum, starch wheat, two-grain spelt
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    type of:
    wheat
    annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
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